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Franklin County hears multi‑year push to reconvey Corps shoreline with tribal easements
Summary
TRIDEC and county officials updated commissioners on a multi‑jurisdiction effort to transfer Army Corps shoreline lands to local control while memorializing tribal access through a cultural‑practices easement and memoranda of agreement. Commissioners pressed for timelines, costs and a unified congressional strategy.
Carl Dye, president and CEO of TRIDEC, and David Replog, TRIDEC’s vice president for federal programs, told the Franklin County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 28 that local governments and tribes have been studying a potential transfer of Army Corps‑owned shoreline in the Tri‑Cities.
Replog outlined the history: massive mid‑20th‑century floods prompted the Army Corps of Engineers to acquire much of the Columbia River shoreline for flood control. Since dams and levees have reduced flood risk, TRIDEC and several local governments have discussed whether federal ownership remains the best long‑term approach. Replog said pursuing…
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